The Huawei AC6508 is a small-capacity fixed wireless access controller (AC) for small and medium enterprises. It can manage up to 256 access points (APs) and integrates the GE Ethernet switch function, achieving integrated access for wired and wireless users. The WLAN AC features high scalability and offers users considerable flexibility in configuring the number of managed APs. When used with Huawei’s full series 802.11ax, 802.11ac and 802.11n APs, the AC6508 can be used to construct small and medium campus networks, enterprise office networks, wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and hotspot coverage networks.
Quick Specs
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
| Product Code | AC6508 |
| Ports | 10 x GE + 2 x 10 GE SFP+ |
| Power Supply | AC/DC adapter |
| Forwarding Capability | 6 Gbit/s |
| Maximum Number of Managed APs | 256 |
| Maximum Number of Access Users | 4K |
| AP-AC Networking | Layer 2 or Layer 3 networking |
| Forwarding Modes | Direct forwarding or tunnel forwarding |
| AC Active/Standby Mod | 1+1 HSB or N+1 backup |
| Radio Protocols | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ac Wave 2/ax |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 43.6 mm x 210 mm x 250 mm |
Product Details
Huawei AC6508 provides these features:
• Large-capacity and high-performance design
• SmartRadio for air interface optimization
• Various roles
• Flexible networking
• Built-in application identification server
• Comprehensive reliability design
• Built-in visualized network management platform
• Health-centric one-page monitoring, visualized KPIs
• Profile-based configuration by AP group simplifies configuration procedure and improves efficiency.
• One-click diagnosis solves 80% of common network problems
Compare to Similar Items
Table 2 shows the comparison.
| Product Code | AC6507S | AC6508 | AC6805 |
| Ports | 10 x GE + 2 x 10GE SFP+ | 10 x GE + 2 x 10 GE SFP+ | 12 x GE + 12 x 10 GE + 2 x 40 GE (one 40 GE port is mutually exclusive with four 10 GE ports.) |
| Forwarding Capability | 4 Gbit/s | 6 Gbit/s | 40 Gbit/s |
| Maximum Number of Managed APs | 128 | 256 | 6K |
| Maximum Number of Access Users | 2k | 4K | 64K |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 43.6mm×210mm×250mm | 43.6 mm x 210 mm x 250 mm | 43.6 mm x 442 mm x 440 mm |
| Maximum power consumption | 21W | 21W | 231.7 W |
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